Ford's appealing cars not Fords (Tucson Citizen) It's taking time

Ford's appealing cars not Fords (Tucson Citizen)
It's taking time to go back to the drawing board to come up with cars as stylish as the Volvo XC90 or the Mazda 3.

Let the V-Twin Have Some: Hot Rod Hawg (Jalopnik)
It's a wacky, mixed-up, topsy-turvy world, where motorcycles are powered by car engines and cars powered by, well, you know. In the case of the Hot Rod Hawg, it's a Harley Twin Cam 95 mill nestled in...

Highlights From the 2006 NAIAS
MSN Autos highlights the eight things you should know about this year's show in Detroit.
Ann Job

Motor Trader - Hot News (Motor Trader)
New car sales in the volume segments which make up 70 per cent of the European market fell by 1 per cent (98,000) last year compared to 2004. Sales of small cars and upper-medium models were down 4 per cent and 2 per cent respectively but the lower-medium sector posted a 3 per cent rise.

Preview: 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser
Toyota builds a new SUV with strong ties to the past and true off-road capability.
Perry Stern

New Inspection Program to Target Rail Safety Hot Spots, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta Announces (U.S. Department of Transportation)
A new program to deploy federal railroad inspectors to safety hot spots will begin early this year, Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta announced today during an update on his Department s National Rail Safety Action Plan.

Davos notebook: Celebs, high security, and some humor (Market Watch)
DAVOS (MarketWatch) - The British royals might hit the slopes in the sleepy resort of Klosters each year, but neighboring Davos, the traditional host of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, has become the hot spot for celebrity watching,

Los Angeles Auto Show Subdued as Automakers Focus on Detroit
The final Los Angeles auto show for January highlights a diverse range of new vehicles.
Ann Job

Jackson Apparently Still Rich Enough to Kitbash Japanese Luxury Cars (Jalopnik)
Michael Jackson may be struggling financially, but apparently, according to CNN, while in Bahrain on a shopping trip recently, the erstwhile King of Pop was spotted "in a white Lexus Infinity with...

Two children suffer heat stress after being left in cars (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
There is a renewed warning about the dangers of leaving children on their own in cars during hot weather after two children were treated for heat exhaustion.